Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-09-23
BRIEFS.

ment oy bringing Wlle mere now and
then?
To-day, the 23d, at o'clock in the
morning, the sun enters the sign Libra,
and the astronomical autumn COM
mences. A delightful equilibrium pre-
walls. The ecliptic and equator coincide,
and the sun shines upon the earth from
pole to pole.
a Building Association is to be or
ganized at Harper's Ferry. The incor-
porators are Rev. n. c. Bracket, Col
J. G. Hurst, Chas. Rau, S. w. Lightner,
Geo. Childs, John Macarthur, C. E.
Dudrow, Will Ecles, J. F. Quigley, and
eight others.
The Bible Society Depository at
Lloyd Licklider's is now filled up with
a nice line of Bibles and Testaments.
They are sold at cost prices-the Bibles
for 20 cents and Testaments for cents.
Large family Bibles from $3.50 up.
Call and see them.
Major Z. II. Powers, who was recent
ly nominated in the Democratic joint
convention to represent the counties of
Clarke aud Warren in the next session
of the Legislature, died Sunday morn
ing at his home in Clarke county after
lingering illness of several weeks
from typhoid fever.
In the proceedings Of the Supreme
Court at Charlestown last week we no.
tice the following: McEndree's admir-.
VS.. Morgan, from Jefferson county; APP
peal and supersedeas allowed. John
Satterlee & Co. VS.. President County
Court; writ of error to judgment Cir
cult Court, Jefferson county.
Mr.. Harry shaffer, of Hagerstown,
brakeman on the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad, had his thigh painfully frac-
tured last Saturday evening. In an effort
TO board moving train at Shenandoah
junction he was crushed against
building adjoining the railroad track
and was painfully injured as stated.
Our friend Mr.. A. p. Reinhart recent
ly lost a valuable cow by death. The
COW was booded animal, and Mr..
Reinhart feels considerably gratified
that she was not eaten by any common
buzzardS. The birds that liz on her
carcass were high-toned and were led
by buzzard with bell hung to its
neck.
We call attention to the advertisement
this week of McCardell Bros, Hagers-
town. This is a firm that is reliable in
every respect and those who deal with
them may be sure of being treated
squarely all the time. They keep tre-
mendous stock of goods on hand, and
extend an invitation to all to pay them
a visit.
Every person should subscribe and
pay for his home paper. Not to do so
is to exhibit lack Of interest in local
affairs and home Enterprise. A city
weekly may be az large as bed quilt,
but you will look through it in vain for
mention of your county and local affairs.
You must look 10 your home paper for
this, therefore you ought to be steady
patron of it.
An exchange says: Sixty years ago
5ushel of wheat would buy only two
wards OF calico or shifting, now 1t Will
buy fifteen or twenty. Then bushel
of corn would only buy pound of nails,
now it will buy ten. Then it took a
good cow to buy pair OF factory blank
cts; now a common COW will pay for
six pairs fully as good. Think these
things over, when disposed to wish for
"the good old times"
The editor of the Martinsburg States
man has in the past cast reflections on
our veracity when we published snake
stories. But we never told yarn TO
equal the following item which we copy
from his paper: "rhe editor OF the
Statesman claims to have the best razor
in the State. He was shaving the other
morning and gashed his check, and
strange to say the edge of the razor was
not turned, nor dulled."
In Frederick county, Md on Mon.
day, Mrs. George Brice left two small
children at home alone and went to
visit neighbor. When she returned
she found the usual result of such habits.
The eldest child laid dead upon the
floor, burned to a crisp, while the other
child was badly burned about the face
and hands. They had gotten hold OF
coal oil can, which had evidently ex'
ploded with the above result.
Mr.. Samuel Hoffmaster, tenant on
the farm of Mr.. Samuel ID. Piper, near
Sharpsburg, Md, has been suffering Tor
several years with cancerous affection
of the eve. The cancer continued TO
grow in spite of the skilled treatment
given, and it became necessary TO re-
move it in order that Mr.. Hoffmaster's
life might be saved. The operation
was, accordingly, performed and sue
cessfully by DR.. A. A. Biggs. of Sharps-
burg.
Mr.. Bainbridge II. Webb, of Wash
ington City and member of the District
bar, died in that city OH Monday of last
week and was inferred in the Episcopal
graveyard of Charlestown on Tuesday.
He was about As years of Sge, son OF
Mr.. Willough5y l.. Webb, of West
Washington. formerly of Shepherds
town. Mr.. w. was only sick two or
three days. The mother of the deceased
III -. nnnilnnt a fnW DAYS 400.